There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Malawi by plane, car, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane SJO - LLW
31h 27m$707–2,510Fly Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane LIO - BLZ
37h 3m$663–2,316Fly Limón International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW)plane LIO - LLW
34h 19m$666–2,320Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane SJO - BLZ
30h 10m$704–2,506Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tete (TET)plane SJO - TET
- Drive from Tete (TET) to Blantyrecar
32h 3m$1,636–2,957Shuttle, bus to David, fly to Chileka International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
- Fly from David (DAV) to Chileka International Airport (BLZ)plane DAV - BLZ
42h 16m$1,329–2,936
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Malawi is to fly which costs $650 - $2,400 and takes 37h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Malawi is to fly which takes 30h 10m and costs $700 - $2,600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Malawi is 13300 km.
It takes approximately 31h 27m to get from Costa Rica to Malawi, including transfers.
Malawi is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:49 AM in Costa Rica and 6:49 PM in Malawi.
There are 39+ hotels available in Malawi.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Malawi?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) once daily.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tete via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Kamuzu International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Chileka International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from David to Chileka International Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $311
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $12–17
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